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Auditor General starts in depth audit on BOU over defunct banks

Auditor General starts in depth audit on BOU over defunct banks

The Auditor General has started carrying out an in-depth audit over the bankruptcy of defunct banks taken over bank of uganda. This came after the parliamentary committee on commissions, statutory Authorities and state enterprises told the Auditor general to interest its self in carrying out a special audit in the processes of defunct bank take […]

MPs grill Ministry of Education Officials over 2.1billion funds for private Universities

MPs grill Ministry of Education Officials over 2.1billion funds for private Universities

MPs sitting on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament on Monday grilled the Ministry of Education and Sports officials to explain their expenditure of over 2.1billion shillings of public funds meant for private Universities. In his June 30th 2016 report to Parliament, Auditor General, John Muwanga, highlighted that the Ministry transferred 2.1billion shillings to […]

Auditor General’s report reveals escalating misuse of public funds

Auditor General’s report reveals escalating misuse of public funds

The Auditor General, John  Muwanga, has released a new audit report for the financial year 2015/16 showing escalating misuse of trillions shillings in government agencies and entities. The report handed to the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga by  Muwanga indicated that government domestic debt increased by 446 billion shillings making a total of 2.7 trillion […]

MPs pin Mulago management on failure to collect medical charges from private patients.

MPs pin Mulago management on failure to collect medical charges from private patients.

The Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has accused Mulago hospital management for carelessness and negligence for their failure to collect medical charges from private patients who even include those from viable and rich companies. This was during the committee sitting where the hospital Executive Director, Dr. Byarugaba Baterana among other officials appeared to answer queries […]

Opposition MPs seek to amend tenure of accounts committee.

Opposition MPs seek to amend tenure of accounts committee.

Opposition Members of Parliament have today July 27, 2016,  proposed an amendment in the tenure period of accountability committees from the current two and half years to five years to enable a smooth operation of their work. Speaking to Journalists at Parliament during the handover ceremony for the parliamentary committee on local government accounts, the […]

Auditor General Report 2014/15 out

Auditor General Report 2014/15 out

The Auditor General has released a new audit report 2014/15 highlighting different areas in government ministries and agencies where funds are misused and abused. While presenting the report to the speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga, the Auditor General John Muwanga asked government to have a strategy of how to clear the outstanding pension arrears because they […]

Mayor Erias Lukwago Audito General’s report pins Jennifer Musisi

Kampala lord mayor Salongo Elias Lukwago has today unearthed the illegal recruitment and payments made by KCCA executive director, Jennifer Semakula Musisi which has caused great financial loss to the authority with little done for the people of Kampala since assuming officer last year. Addressing journalists today at his office, Lukwago said, according to the […]

Sydah Bumba grilled by PAC over Basajjabalaba payment

The Public Accounts Committee today grilled former Finance Minister, Syda Bbumba on her role in the awarding of 142 billion shillings compensation to city business, Hassan Basajjabalaba. Bbumba appeared before the committee to explain her role in sanctioning the monies over 140 billion shillings claim to Basajjabalaba for cancellation of contracts to run Nakasero and […]